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Programme: Localism in the Medical Humanities, MHRNS workshop, University of Glasgow

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Localism in the Medical Humanities  Medical Humanities Research Network Scotland (MHRNS) Workshop Event Hosted by the Medical Humanities Research Centre (University of Glasgow) Co-organisers: Dr Megan Coyer (University of Glasgow) and Dr Claire McKechnie-Mason (Glasgow Centre for Population Health) Date: Saturday 19th March 2016 Location: 4 University Gardens, University of Glasgow (Room 202) This workshop event… Continue reading →

CFP: Emerging and New Researchers in the Geographies of Health and Impairment, University of Glasgow, 16th-17th June 2016

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Emerging and New Researchers in the Geographies of Health and Impairment Conference Papers are invited for the 18th ENRGHI Conference, a two-day event organised by and for post-graduates and early career researchers, with generous support from the Royal Geographical Society (with IBG) Geography of Health and Wellbeing Research Group (GHWRG). This longstanding conference offers a… Continue reading →

Frisby Lecture 2016 with Prof. Nancy Scheper-Hughes (Berkeley), University of Glasgow

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This year’s Frisby Lecture at the University of Glasgow will be given by Prof. Nancy Scheper-Hughes (University of California, Berkeley). The lecture will take place on Wednesday 2nd March, in the Sir Charles Wilson Lecture Theatre (16.00-18.00). There will be a drinks reception following the lecture, which is free to attend and open to all.… Continue reading →

Glasgow University Medical Humanities Discussion Group (2016)

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Medical Humanities Discussion Group Chair: Dr Cheryl McGeachan The medical humanities discussion group are very pleased to announce the times and topics for this Semester’s presentations. All sessions take place between 1pm and 2pm in Room 311 in the East Quadrangle. Directions are provided below.                     … Continue reading →

Launch of GU Medical Humanities Network Website

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Thanks to funding from the Wellcome Trust, the Glasgow University medical humanities network website is now live and ready for use, at http://medical-humanities.glasgow.ac.uk/. You can use it to find out about everything medical humanities-related at Glasgow, including scholars, projects, teaching materials, collections, and events. The website is a capacity-building initiative for the medical humanities at… Continue reading →

Northern Network for Medical Humanities Workshop, Glasgow

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The Northern Network for Medical Humanities has finalised the programme for the Glasgow workshop on Friday 22nd January 2016. Location: Seminar Room One (Yudowitz), Wolfson Medical School, University Avenue, Glasgow G12 8QQ. Travel bursaries are available for any postgraduate students wishing to attend. If you would like to register for the workshop – and possibly also a… Continue reading →

CFP reminder: Disability and Shakespearean Theatre, Glasgow

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Date: Wednesday 20th April 2016 This symposium draws together growing research interest in disability studies and Shakespearean theatre. In discussing the depiction, treatment, and uses of disability in Shakespeare’s work (and that of his contemporaries) alongside analysis of the role of disability in staging of his plays, we hope to encourage interaction between creative practitioners, historians,… Continue reading →

Workshop: ‘Science Fiction, Medicine, and Utopia’, Glasgow

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Location: Sir Alwyn Williams Building, University of Glasgow Date: Friday 26th February 2016 Registration: free via our Eventbrite page This workshop seeks to explore the links between science fiction, utopia, and medicine. Utopian literature and philosophy contributed immensely to the establishment of science fiction as a genre and as a social discourse. We will be… Continue reading →

Northern Network for Medical Humanities Workshop, Glasgow, 22nd January 2016

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Location: Yodowitz Seminar Room, Wolfson Medical School, University Avenue, Glasgow, G12 8QQ Date: 10am-5pm, Friday 22nd January 2016 The workshop programme for the first 2016 meeting of the NNMH is now available: 10.00-10.45: Arrival, Coffee and Welcome (Atrium) 10.45-12.00: Session One: Posthuman Medical Humanities Dr Sarah Cockram, History, Glasgow University: ‘Living with Companion Animals at… Continue reading →

Research Seminar, Dr Sheila Dickson: ‘The Development of Psychiatry as Medical Specialism in the Enlightenment Period’, Glasgow

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Dr Sheila Dickson, SMLC, University of Glasgow ‘The development of Psychiatry as Medical Specialism in the Enlightenment period: Rotation Therapy for Maniacs, Melancholics and Idiots’ All are warmly invited to the next School of Modern Languages and Cultures Research Seminar on Wednesday 2nd December at 1pm in Room 317 of the Hetherington Building. Refreshments available. Psychiatry… Continue reading →